IZIDRO DUARTE was born in Ortiga Portugal. He arrived in South Africa from Mozambique in 1953.He studied art at the Witwatersrand School of Art in Johannesburg from 1959, studying under Professor Robert Bain, Phillip Botha, George Boys, Joyce Leonard, Philip Kolbe and Anna Voster.In 1962 and 1963 he worked as a free-lance illustrator before traveling to the UK and Europe in 1964 for three years. During this time he furthered his own art studies at the Camden Art Institute in London. Duarte returned to South Africa embarking on his present art career in 1970.Duarte has had solo exhibitions in Johannesburg, Durban, Lisbon, Birmingham, Amsterdam, Gaborone and Sydney. He is a member of TAM (Mozambique Artists Group) from 1989 with exhibitions in Johannesburg, Lisbon, Macau and Caracas.His work is represented in Johannesburg and Durban's CCMA Government Offices, Springs Municipality, SA Chamber of Mines, Ulundi Government House, University of Botswana, Reserve Bank of Botswana and the Margate Art Museum.Duarte works in most media and he has recently turned to sculpture.